1934, Germany. Jan is a 13 year old boy, who is raised without a mother. His father, a communist, is accused of a political murder, and predicted to be shot by the police when he was on the run. Jan lives with his aunt and finds a friend, Max, who wants to help him to find out what really with his father happened. During a conspirative gathering Max is shot by SA (Nazi paramilitary) and Jan succeed to escape in a barge. Erika, the daughter of the captain of the barge, and a boatman hide him. They try to help Jan to escape from police and find his father, who really survived.
| Release Date | March 26, 1986 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Jan auf der Zille | |
| Runtime | 1h 26min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | German | |
| Original Language | German | |
| Production Countries | East Germany | |
| Production Companies | DEFA | |